Karlovačko Lager
Karlovačko Pivovara
- From:
- Karlovačko Pivovara
- Croatia
- Style:
- European Pale Lager
Ranked #240 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 71
Ranked #39,146 - Avg:
- 3.06 | pDev: 16.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 234
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 26, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 09, 2002
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 70
SCORE
71
Okay
71
Okay
Formerly Karlovačko Pivo
Karlovačko is a lager with a distinctive golden yellow colour and a refreshingly bitter taste. It boasts a well-balanced aroma and full-bodied flavour. Karlovačko beer is made with four natural ingredients: water, hops, yeast and pure malted barley.
Karlovačko is a lager with a distinctive golden yellow colour and a refreshingly bitter taste. It boasts a well-balanced aroma and full-bodied flavour. Karlovačko beer is made with four natural ingredients: water, hops, yeast and pure malted barley.
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Ratings by SadMachine:
Rated by SadMachine from New Jersey
3.59/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jul 02, 2025
3.59/5 rDev +17.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jul 02, 2025
More User Ratings:
Rated by PapaGoose03 from Michigan
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Unexciting Euro Pale Lager that balances a bit to the hops side without being overly hoppy.
Sep 26, 2025
Reviewed by scott451 from Canada (ON)
3.56/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +16.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured a 500ml can into a shaker glass. A vigorous pour produced a two finger fine white head on a clear gold. The head diminished to a layer. Minimal lacing.
Sweet, spicy malts in the nose. The taste follows the nose. Grassy. Some herbal spice. A bit thin in the flavour department. A faint metallic note. A mild, lingering semi-dry hop finish.
Medium body and carbonation. Overall and easy drinking European Pale Lager. Solid but unspectacular.
Sep 24, 2025Sweet, spicy malts in the nose. The taste follows the nose. Grassy. Some herbal spice. A bit thin in the flavour department. A faint metallic note. A mild, lingering semi-dry hop finish.
Medium body and carbonation. Overall and easy drinking European Pale Lager. Solid but unspectacular.
Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
3.33/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
0,33L can, date stamped 30.06.26. Shared with my wife in Cavtat, Croatia
L: golden color, fluffy white head
S: pale malt. bread dough, herbal & flora hops
T: well balanced flavors of doughy and buscuity pale malt along with herbal/grassy/floral hops
F: lighter body, moderate carbonation, crisp and semi-dry finish
O: very smooth and easy drinking beer on a hot day
Sep 07, 2025L: golden color, fluffy white head
S: pale malt. bread dough, herbal & flora hops
T: well balanced flavors of doughy and buscuity pale malt along with herbal/grassy/floral hops
F: lighter body, moderate carbonation, crisp and semi-dry finish
O: very smooth and easy drinking beer on a hot day
Reviewed by talisen-crw from Canada (ON)
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
At my lady Pamela's house; canned and chilled, 500mL in a pint glass. From my favourite LCBO at Tecumseh Mall in nearby Windsor. My first beer from the Karlovac, Croatia brewery...
Aug 01, 2025
Reviewed by BeerBudz
3.33/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.33/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Klasično hrvatsko pivo,cijena okej,ako uspoređujemo sa zujom onda je ovo pobjeda,jači okus hmelja ali ne pre jak,jedna klasična solidna sredina,nit tam nit vam.Necete se nesto iznenadit sa ovom pivom ali nećete niti razočarat.
Jun 12, 2025Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
2.59/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.59/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
It's a drinkable pale lager. It has a golden color and a nice, white head. Malty aroma with weak, grainy, grassy notes. Same in taste. Moderate bitterness.
Mar 13, 2025
Reviewed by Ant777uk from England
3.63/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Reviewing again as I was drunk last time. From Croatia.
Strong complex musky hoppy aromas. Pale, golden and fairly watery appearance, average head level and stays in the glass for a few minutes.
Unique taste. Lots more punch than the standard pilsner. A full mouth feel with a noticable aftertaste.. The hops give it some hemp/cannabis elements that are a little similar to a few cannabis infused beers I have had. Dominant flavours aside from hemp include honey and dates and a little lemon peel, yet because of the hempy hops it doesn't taste at all sweet. From living in Croatia for 6 months and mostly drinking Ozujsko and Pan, this is probably the best.
Aug 22, 2024Strong complex musky hoppy aromas. Pale, golden and fairly watery appearance, average head level and stays in the glass for a few minutes.
Unique taste. Lots more punch than the standard pilsner. A full mouth feel with a noticable aftertaste.. The hops give it some hemp/cannabis elements that are a little similar to a few cannabis infused beers I have had. Dominant flavours aside from hemp include honey and dates and a little lemon peel, yet because of the hempy hops it doesn't taste at all sweet. From living in Croatia for 6 months and mostly drinking Ozujsko and Pan, this is probably the best.
Reviewed by NeilSilber1 from California
3.37/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.37/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours golden clear with white foamy cap on draught in Dubrovnik trip in Croatia. Clean, crisp, malty, slightly sweet with notes of beet - refreshing Pilsner. A bit more dank as it warms. Hit the spot with oysters at a sidewalk cafe table in the old square near the bottom of “walk of shame” from Game of Thrones and 12pm pigeon feeding frenzy.
Jun 19, 2024Rated by BrisLoganite from Australia
2.5/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -18.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Tasted okay but 6 weeks out of date so hard to provide a good rating. Hard to get this in Australia
Dec 02, 2023
Reviewed by jonmikel from Spain
3.75/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +22.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Drunk on my trip to Croatia.
Look: Golden, clear, small head which disappeared fairly quickly, didn't leave any lacing.
Smell: Malty, sugar beet.
Taste: Malt forward, quite sweet.
Mouthfeel: Low carbonation, medium body.
Overall: An average Euro lager, not the worst but not spectacular either.
Nov 27, 2023Look: Golden, clear, small head which disappeared fairly quickly, didn't leave any lacing.
Smell: Malty, sugar beet.
Taste: Malt forward, quite sweet.
Mouthfeel: Low carbonation, medium body.
Overall: An average Euro lager, not the worst but not spectacular either.
Reviewed by DoctorZombies from Florida
3.32/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.32/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pale gold body, quick white cap with ok retention; excellent clarity; thin ring with some spotty lace. Corny vegetable soup nose. Bready, light DMS, floral hops. Light watery feel; moderate carbonation. Tastes better than it smells.
Sep 11, 2023
Rated by mikeg67 from New Jersey
2.64/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.64/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
On tap. Pours golden with white head and lively carbonation. Body is medium and crisp. Taste is of light hops and sweet malt. Standard macro taste.
Aug 30, 2023
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